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GreenView Fairway Formula Perennial Ryegrass

Fairly fine texture and dark-green color

Perennial ryegrass may be seeded alone or in mixtures with other species. GreenView Fairway Formula Perennial Ryegrass contains 100% perennial ryegrass and features only top-rated seed varieties to promote the growth of a lush, green, healthy lawn. It is guaranteed to be 99.9% weed free. Once established, perennial ryegrass is a good-looking lawn grass with fairly fine texture and a dark-green color. It also has a glossy appearance. Interested in achieving a mowing pattern on your lawn? Perennial ryegrass will be your best choice.

Tolerates heavy foot traffic

Perennial ryegrass is also tolerant of foot traffic. It's more of a clump-forming grass as opposed to the fast-spreading bluegrass. It’s one of the least likely grasses to develop thatch problems (a thick layer made up mostly of dead roots), and it has some natural ability to fend off crabgrass invasion.

Best in sunny lawns

Similar to Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass does best in full sun. It’s tolerant of average cold winters (although not as cold-tough as Kentucky bluegrass) but doesn’t do well in oppressive heat, which as a cool-season grass, is why it’s geared for the northern half of the United States. The ideal conditions: areas with mild winters and cool, moist summers. As a general rule, cool season grasses grow best between 60 to 75 degree temperature days. New varieties have been bred for improved performance in more extreme temperatures as well as improved bug- and disease-resistance.

Ryegrass care

Perennial ryegrass tolerates brief periods of drought. It’ll go brown and dormant in hot, dry periods. Give a ryegrass lawn 1 inch of water twice a week in lieu of rain if you want to keep it green and growing all summer. Mow at 2 to 3 inches tall, and fertilize as needed during the growing season with GreenView Fairway Formula lawn fertilizer products.